Why the stock market and the economy aren't the same.
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 Published On Jan 6, 2015

Back in the middle of 2014, the stock market was rising through the roof. But the number-crunchers at the Bureau of Economic Analysis said the economy was shrinking, at a rate of 2.1 percent. Six months later, it's 2015. The BEA says the economy is growing at a rate of 5 percent. But the stock market is tumbling. Why is there so much difference between the stock market and the economy? Here's a short explainer.

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